News from BraseltonNewsTODAY - Topics from August, 2009

Qualifying for elected seats in Braselton and Hoschton started on Monday and ends on Wednesday afternoon. Those who qualify will have their names on the ballot for a general election on Nov. 3. Braselton As of the end of Monday, those who have qualified in Braselton are: •Mayor (currently held by Pat Graham): Ralph Richardson Jr. and Bill ...
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Two schools in Jackson County have been honored by the state for rising ACT scores. East Jackson Comprehensive High School and Jefferson High School were named to a list as earning some of the most improved ACT scores in the state by the Georgia Department of Education. EJCHS’s score rose by 2.1 points for a composite score of 19.8 for the ...
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A man moving into a house in Traditions of Braselton found the residence was burglarized just hours before he completed a real estate transaction to purchase it. The man told the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office that he went to the Golf View Court residence on a Wednesday morning. He closed on the house early the next morning and returned to ...
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Students in Jackson County’s four high schools posted some strong results on the SAT this year. Jefferson High School led local scores with a composite result of 1562. That put JHS among the top 10 percent of high schools in the state in SAT scores. Commerce High school also posted strong results with a composite score of 1478, putting it in ...
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The Georgia Department of Transportation has permanently closed two rest stops on I-85. The rest stops are located on I-85 northbound in Franklin County and I-85 southbound in Gwinnett County. “Many factors have gone into the decision to close these rest areas,” said Russell McMurry, DOT district engineer. “Criminal activity is rising at ...
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The Georgia Department of Transportation will hold an open house on a four-year plan for rural counties on Tuesday, Sept. 8, from 5-7 p.m., at the Jackson County Courthouse, Jefferson. The agency will discuss its State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) — a four-year plan for rural counties detailing federally-funded projects that ...
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Braselton and Hoschton will close their city halls in observation of the Labor Day holiday on Monday, Sept. 7. Hoschton will also close its city hall on Friday, Sept. 11, as part of the town’s weekly furlough schedule. City hall is closed every Friday for a furlough day until further notice. Also, the Hoschton City Council has moved its ...
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For at least the third time in the past year, a homeless man tried to cash a large check that was a forgery at a Braselton bank. The 57-year-old homeless man said he was approached by a man in Atlanta and was offered some work, according to Braselton police. After picking up other homeless men in Atlanta, they were taken to Braselton — where ...
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There is so much information — and misinformation — being circulated about the “swine flu” that it’s difficult to know what’s really going on. It appears that while the flu is currently not as serious as first believed last spring, officials are worried that it could mutate and become stronger as it spreads this fall and winter. In ...
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As members of the Jackson County Industrial Authority met at the Jackson County Airport last Friday morning, Jim Gresham of Gresham Motorsports landed his turboprop airplane, disgorging seven or eight passengers. “That’s the kind of business we’ll get,” noted Bob Stapleton, the airport manager. At the moment, the IDA was meeting behind ...
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